Thank you for the links, Sean. I firmly believe the root of our dilemma is behavioral. It's stunning to watch irrefutable evidence of climate change ignored, and a serious, concerted effort to deal with it rationally and rapidly ignored or green washed. How can people not understand our wildly changing weather is the result of climate change and threatens the most basic underpinnings of civilization, access to water and stable agriculture? Some of us do.
I think I was the last person in America to own a microwave, and my ex forced a cheap cell phone on me at some point. The only reason I ended up with a smartphone was I dumped the cheap track phone in the toilet, doh! Apple had a phone available for the cost of the plan plus a buck, so I upgraded. That one ended up in a swimming pool, so I had to buy another. It's an iPhone 7, eight generations behind, and the iMac I write on dates to 2013. I refuse to be a hostage. The Joneses are laughing at me. Glad you liked the article, thanks. : )
Good article, appreciated. I can relate. This caught my eye too, fwiw: "were manipulated to believe certain things, or be blind to others, by organized forces that exist for nothing but profit. They planted things in my brain as a child." I thought you may find these sources useful:
So true. Incidently, I am one of the few people left in this country who don't own smart phones. And my favorite mantra is, "if you don't NEED it, don't buy it. That one saves me a lot of money!
(Also, I loved hearing about your family memories.)
Thank you for the links, Sean. I firmly believe the root of our dilemma is behavioral. It's stunning to watch irrefutable evidence of climate change ignored, and a serious, concerted effort to deal with it rationally and rapidly ignored or green washed. How can people not understand our wildly changing weather is the result of climate change and threatens the most basic underpinnings of civilization, access to water and stable agriculture? Some of us do.
I think I was the last person in America to own a microwave, and my ex forced a cheap cell phone on me at some point. The only reason I ended up with a smartphone was I dumped the cheap track phone in the toilet, doh! Apple had a phone available for the cost of the plan plus a buck, so I upgraded. That one ended up in a swimming pool, so I had to buy another. It's an iPhone 7, eight generations behind, and the iMac I write on dates to 2013. I refuse to be a hostage. The Joneses are laughing at me. Glad you liked the article, thanks. : )
Good article, appreciated. I can relate. This caught my eye too, fwiw: "were manipulated to believe certain things, or be blind to others, by organized forces that exist for nothing but profit. They planted things in my brain as a child." I thought you may find these sources useful:
https://read.realityblind.world/view/975731937/
https://www.thegreatsimplification.com/ and a one off video may trigger some ideas.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2lW3D3hs1WU
Cheers
So true. Incidently, I am one of the few people left in this country who don't own smart phones. And my favorite mantra is, "if you don't NEED it, don't buy it. That one saves me a lot of money!
(Also, I loved hearing about your family memories.)